Open the template in Microsoft Word with the Template Builder for Word installed.

On the Template Builder tab, in the Tools group, click Translation, and then click Extract Text.

BI Publisher extracts the translatable strings from the template and exports them to an XLIFF (.xlf file).

Save the XLIFF to a local directory.

16.3.1.2 Generating the XLIFF from the Layout Properties Page

You can generate the XLIFF file for report layout templates or for style templates and subtemplates.

To generate the XLIFF file for report layout templates:

Navigate to the report in the catalog and click Edit to open it for editing.

From the thumbnail view of the report layouts, click the Properties link of the layout (RTF or XPT) to open the Layout Properties page.

In the Translations region, click Extract Translation.

BI Publisher extracts the translatable strings from the template and exports them to an XLIFF (.xlf) file.

Save the XLIFF file to a local directory.

To generate the XLIFF file for style templates and subtemplates:

Navigate to the style template or sub template in the catalog and click Edit to open the Template Manager.

In the Translations region, click Extract Translation.

BI Publisher extracts the translatable strings from the template and exports them to an XLIFF (.xlf) file.

Save the XLIFF file to a local directory.

16.3.2 Translating the XLIFF

When you have downloaded the XLIFF file, it can be sent to a translation provider, or using a text editor, you can enter the translation for each string. See Section 15.2.2, "Structure of the XLIFF File" for instructions on how to edit the XLIFF file.

A "translatable string" is any text in the template that is intended for display in the published report, such as table headers and field labels. Text supplied at runtime from the data is not translatable, nor is any text that you supply in the Microsoft Word form fields.

16.4 Using the Localized Template Option

If you must design a different layout for the reports that you present for different localizations, then you can create a new RTF file that is designed and translated for the locale and upload this file to the Template Manager.